Illuminated clock.



A MORINA.

ILLUMINA'IED CLOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 0012.9, 1911.

1,090,744, 1 Patented Man-17,1914.

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APPLICATION FILED 00T.9, 1911.

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ANTHONY MO-RINA, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

ILLUMINA'IED CLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 17, 1914.

Application filed October 9, 1911. 7 Serial No. 653,497.

a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention will be now described with reference to said drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a front face View and Fig. 2 a transverse vertical central section of an illuminated clock made according to and showing one embodiment of the principles of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of the clock, said section being taken on line 33 in said Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow m; Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional representation taken on line 4-4 in said Fig. 1, showing more particularly, the clock-casingand a means of ventilation in plan or top vlew; and Fig. 5 is a view of the rear face of an oil or kerosene lamp employed for the illumination of the clock-dial.

Similar characters of reference are em ployed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the several figures of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates a complete clock showing one embodiment of the principles of the present invention, the clock shown in this instance being of the usual alarm-clock construct-ion.

As shown, the clock in this case comprises a cylindrical sheet-metal shell or casing 2 and a back-plate 3, also of sheet-metal. Suitably arranged and secured within the said shell or casing 2 is a suitably formed securing ring, as 4, which is of cast metal, and by means of which is secured in position within the said shell or casing 2 a sheet metal disk or plate 5, which forms a divid-. ing wall or partition for providing the said cylindrical shell or casing 2 with two c0mpartments or chambers 6 and 7. Arranged within the said chamber 6, and mounted upon suitable supporting lugs, as 8, with which said ring 4 is preferably provided, is

the usual construction of frame-work 9, in which is contained any suitable form of clock-work. Suitably mounted upon a post 10 and a sleeve 11 is an ordinary alarm bell or gong, as 12, a portion of the inner part of which may be insulated against any heat arising from the lamp within the shell or casing 2, by a suitable member, as 13, made of any suitable insulating material, and suitably arranged upon the stem or post 10. Upon that portion of the stem or post 10 extending above the upper surface of the bell or gong 12 is a suitably shaped bail 14 having an insulating handle-portion, as 15, which may be made of wood, asbestos, or similar material.

Suitably arranged within the compartment or chamber 7, near the front end-portion of the said shell or casing 2, is a ringshaped sheet-metal frame, as 16, which is formed with an annular off-set 17 and a rearwardly extending flange -18see Fig. 2. Horizontal bolts 19 pass through the casing ring 4 and are provided at their outer ends with slits which receive the said flange as shown, whereby the ofiset ring 17 is held in due position. Resting upon said annular off-set 17 is the clock-dial 20, the same in this case being made of glass or any other transparent material, upon the face of which are produced in any suitable manner the several dial-indices. The said clockdial 20 is suitably held in place by the usually formed sheet-metal rings 21 and 22, between which also the usual glass front or plate 23 is arranged, the said rings being suitably and removably held by friction, in the usual and well-known manner in the front end-portion of the main shell or casing 2. The said transparent clock-dial 20 is provided with a centrally disposed hole or perforation 24 and preferably with a second hole or perforation 25, and likewise the partition 5 is provided with correspondingly located holes 26 and 27.

As will be seen from an inspection of Fig. 2 of the drawings, the main arbor 28 which carries the minute-hand 29, as well as the sleeve 30 upon said arbor 28, and which carries the hour-hand 31, both extend through the holes or perforations 26 and 24 in the respective plates or disks 5 and 20 and across the chamber 7, and so does the alarm-setting arbor 32, which extends through the holes or perforations 27 and 25 "in the respective plates or disks 5 and 20, and is provided upon its front end with a setting index or hand 33.

lVithin the compartment or chamber 7 is a suitably constructed oil-lamp the same in this case consisting of a shell or casing, as 34, forming a suitable fuel or oilreceiving reservoir, said shell or casing 3 f being provided with a filling means, as 35, and a closing cap 36 thereon, and being provided also with suitable burners, as 37, and wicks 38, each burner being provided with any suitably formed means or device, as 39, having hand-portions a0, for raising or lowering the said wicks, as may be desired. In the side of the main shell or casing 2 is an opening which can be closed by means of a suitably disposed and preferably hinged door or gate, as 4-1, for the purpose of plac ing the oil-lamp in the chamber 7, or for removing said lamp therefrom. In alinement with the opening in the side of the said shell or casing 2, and suitably secured upon the said partition 5, are braoketlike members, as 42 and 43, said members hav ing guide portions between which the shell or casing 3% can be slid, and is held by friction, the said shell or casing 34 being also provided upon the back with a hookshaped retaining means 44% which is adapted to be brought into slidable holding engagement with a loop-shaped retaining element 45 upon said partition 5, for securing the said lamp remo-vably in its operative position within said chamber 7, as will be clearly evident from an inspection of Fig. 2 of the drawings. There may be pivotally arranged upon the upper surface of said shell or casing 3%, near one of the burners, a hinged extinguishing plate 46, which at a predetermined time is engaged by a finger 48 extending from an auxiliary sleeve 47 which is adjustably arranged upon the sleeve 30 which carries the hour-hand, and is thrown over upon the lighted wick of the one burner, so as to extinguish the flame thereof. To extinguish the flame of the other wick, at a predetermined time, the said auxiliary sleeve 4L7 has extending therefrom another finger 4:9 with the free endportion of which is pivotally connected another extinguishing plate 50, and is thrown over upon the lighted wick of the other burner, so as to also extinguish the flame thereof. The rotary frictional arrangement of the sleeve 47 upon the sleeve 30, permits the flame-extinguishing means to be readily set, at will, so that with the revolution of the sleeve 30 and the hourhand, the flames may be automatically extinguished at any desired predetermined times.

The reference-character 51 indicates a suitably formed lingerpiece with which the said shell or casing 34 may be provided for removing it from within said chamber 7. To prevent the accumulation of the heat from the lamp within the clock-casing, and especially within said chamber 7, the main shell or casing 2 is provided at a point above said chamber with preferably two openings 52 and 53, see Figs. 3 and 4-, and secured within said chamber, beneath the said openings 52 and 53, is a suitably formed hood or chimney, as 54, which is provided with a laterally extending and inverted V-shaped deflecting member or element, as 55, so as to provide two heat-outlets which correspond to the said openings 52 and 53. The said hood or chimney, if desired, may be inclosed in a suitable insulating material, as 56, which is a non-conductor of heat. The said dialplate herein-before mentioned being of a transparent material, it will be clearly evi dent, that when the lamp is lighted, the time indicated can be easily read in the dark, and at any time of the night.

I claim 1. An illuminated clock, comprising a shell having within it a fixed ring adjacent to the inner periphery of the shell, a transparent dial, an adjacent ring-shaped frame having a rearwardly projecting flange, and an offset or shoulder against which the dial rests, and horizontal bolts having their outer ends provided with slits to receive the aforesaid flange, as described.

2. In an illuminated clock, the combination, with a burner and a rotary shaft carrying a clock hand, of a finger projecting radially from said shaft and rotating with it, and a hinged plate arranged adjacent to the said. burner and in the path of the rotatable finger, so that the plate is closed upon the burner by gravity when tripped by the finger, as described.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 30th day of September, 1911.

ANTHONY MORINA.

lVitnesses Fnnnn. C. FRAENTZEL, Fnnon. H. Fnnnn'rznn.

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